Immediately after repair, the parquet can not be chosen, but over the years a pleasant brilliance will fuss. However, this is not a signal to change the floor covering, but only to update it. And such materials that give the second life to parquet, in the stores of the sea. Having passed past several racks with multi-colored jars and boxes, the look stops on the popularity of mastic.

Parquet mastic - first acquaintance

To find you a truly good owner in the house, support the home in excellent condition. Do not slow down with the repair of the floor or wall decoration. Parket's real age is skillfully hidden when it is licked. Masty easily carries flaws and wooden floor. It is used both when laying and coating.

Complexity in the choice delivers a big variety of mastic. Therefore, it's time to get acquainted with her species.

Types of mastic

Are you hot or cold? You probably guessed that it is not about the first dish or drink. This is one of the classifications of mastic. Just as hot, the opposite of the cold and these two species are absolutely different - from the method of their manufacture and until the time of hardening.

Before you buy mastic for parquet, decide with your requirements. Cold mastic is based on gasoline, White spirit and other solvents. And while it does not evaporate completely (which on average takes 1-2 days), the coating does not harden.

The champion of hardening is hot mastic. For its manufacture, a bitumen and bitumen-rubber base is used. After it is applied to stupid along the renewed floor, the legs can already be already in a few minutes. This is perhaps the most important dignity.

The rest requires extreme caution: the temperature of the substance applied to the parquet is greater than 160 ° C. Do not forget that heat the mastic to such a temperature is not so simple. Without special equipment can not do. The next minus is possible fires and burns, here it's time to think about your security. Excessive caution will not hurt.

According to the composition of the mastic classifies:

1. Water soluble. The way of cooking is clear from the name. And since the water is not a comrade to many flooring, the scope of water-soluble mastics is small.
2. Wax. Suitable for most tree species. If a bitumen mastic was used when laying the floor, then the wax is better not to apply. If the beech floor, birch or ash floor, then flawless shine and excellent protective properties are guaranteed.
3. Turpentine. They do not have to breed, they are prepared by the necessary density and in such a form already stand on the shelves of construction hypermarkets. Plus - there are absolutely no water in their composition. The minus is that they are applied twice and only after drying the previous layer.
4. Water-emulsion. The most universal kind of mastic, which is suitable for all types of parquet. Sold with liquid, pasty and solid.

The advantages of mastic

After such a parquet update, the floor will be behind the protective film that faithfully will serve you, saving from moisture, spots and fast surface wear. Do not be afraid immediately after drying to put heavy furniture, heavy loads are not a problem at all.

A little about manufacturers

The market offers mastic as domestic and foreign manufacturers. Both options are used in demand. Although domestic mastic is presented in a much larger variety. Among the water-soluble popularity are the pasty "parquet" and "parquet-2", the liquid agent is "amber". Dissolve them in hot water (temperature 70-80 ° C). Usually, 100 g of mastic and 200-300 g of water is enough for such a procedure, but the latter is introduced gradually, achieving a homogeneous consistency.

Choosing wax mastic, consider such candidates like "bright", "silicone", "mirror", "mirror-73", "turpentine", "Vici", "Special-73". Their foreign analogue is the "edel-Wachs" mastic (production of GDR). Among the reservoir sales leaders - "depold" and "water-level-73". As for the pricing policy, the "amber" is almost twice cheaper bypass than the same bituminous mastic.

Mastic - Application Rules

In this case, the technology of applying a substance will understand the first grader. Free the room from the furniture, make a wet cleaning, having robbing the floor from excess dust and garbage. Now you should extend the mastic evenly throughout the surface. Do high quality, do not rush.

By covering the floor with a subtle layer, for example, mastic for parquet Edelvaks, keep in mind that the coating with time will be denominated by natural wear. It is not anywhere to go anywhere, so experienced masters advise to apply mastic in several layers.
Completely making sure the final dying of the parquet, starts the capital on the floor. Yet some do it in an hour or two after applying mastic. To do this, use a conventional cloth cloth or a special floor washing rag.

Useful advice

1. It is important to mix well before applying.
2. The optimal option for applying is the brush of medium hardness.
3. In the process of drying, the observed residues of the substance are easily removed with a soft cloth.
4. Want to save - do not use wax mastic for climbing parquet. Its consumption will be more compared to other types of material for the same room.
5. If you have a beech or birch on the floor, stop at any of the types of mastic, excluding the water-soluble.
6. Periodically update the floor, take care of it, then he will repay his reliability and durability.

Why masty?

Yes, why, because the lacquer is not worse cope with a similar task. Immediately after the floor is updated, you will arrange the results of both materials. Let's go further: it costs a few times crawled around the room (and there are different situations), like dust and dirt on the soles in the form of sand will remain barely noticeable scratches. Over time, you will notice them even with the naked eye and regret your choice of varnish.

Another advantage of mastic for climbing parquet in front of varnish is that it is possible to choose the hue that interests you, which skillfully emphasizes the interior of the apartment.